Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Belarus

Belarus: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female was 5,557 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
5,557 number
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
9th
of 60 countries
All-time high
9,694 number
in 2004
All-time low
5,557 number
in 2018
Years of data
15
1998–2018

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Belarus, 1998–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1998200820181998: 8.3k number1999: 6.2k number2000: 8.9k number2001: 9.3k number2002: 9.3k number2003: 9.5k number2004: 9.7k number2005: 9.3k number2006: 9.3k number2007: 9.0k number2013: 7.7k number2015: 7.1k number2016: 5.8k number2017: 5.7k number2018: 5.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Belarus stood at 5,557 number. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Belarus peaked at 9,694 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5,557 number, in 2018.

Belarus ranks 9th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Belarus, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 8,311 number
1999 6,231 number -25.0%
2000 8,854 number +42.1%
2001 9,262 number +4.6%
2002 9,334 number +0.8%
2003 9,521 number +2.0%
2004 9,694 number +1.8%
2005 9,278 number -4.3%
2006 9,312 number +0.4%
2007 9,027 number -3.1%
2013 7,704 number -14.7%
2015 7,072 number -8.2%
2016 5,762 number -18.5%
2017 5,709 number -0.9%
2018 5,557 number -2.7%

Belarus compared with similar countries

  • Belarus's 5,557 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,018 number, 2.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Belarus's 5,557 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,571 number, 3.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +42.1% 6,231 number 8,854 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,271 number 6,231 number 8,311 number 2
2000s 9,285 number 8,854 number 9,694 number 8
2010s 6,361 number 5,557 number 7,704 number 5

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 6 Malaysia 9,063 number compare
  2. 7 Turkey 8,241 number compare
  3. 8 Peru 7,213 number compare
  4. 10 Kazakhstan 5,219 number compare
  5. 11 Greece 5,098 number compare
  6. 12 Austria 5,032 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Belarus?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Belarus was 5,557 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 9,694 number in 2004.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 5,557 number in 2018.
How does Belarus rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female?
Belarus ranks 9th out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 596 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private short-cycle tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.